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Struggling to cope with grief, anger, and loss following the death of his wife, Max, a middle-aged man, returns to his childhood seaside home, where he deals with his memories of his first encounter with the Graces, a wealthy vacationing family, his recollections of his wife, and the emotional upheaval of the present as he comes to an understanding of the profound influence of the past on the his life. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.

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"Before there was Patrick O'Brian, there was C. S. Forester, " said the Wall Street Journal in a recent review that described the eleven-volume series of Horatio Hornblower novels as "spellbinding." This epic saga of turmoil and triumph on the high seas, which recounts the exploits of one of the most daring and resourceful officers in the Royal Navy as he wrestles with his own "accursed unhappy temperament" and as he sails valiantly into battle after battle against Napoleon's forces, has delighted millions of readers since the series debuted in 1938.

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With the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe away in London, Constable Hamish Macbeth pines for company during the long Scottish winter. He gets his wish--and more--when a troupe of flashy filmmakers clamors into the nearby town of Drim. Before long, bedlam erupts and culminates in the sudden appearance of one very real corpse. As the culprit strikes again, Hamish must quickly find the right killer--or script the wrong finale to a show gone murderously awry. Mystery Guild featured alternate.

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This multi-generational novel ranges over the history of the Hudson River Valley from the late seventeenth cenutry to the late 1960s with low humor, high seriousness, and magical, almost hallucinatory prose. It follows the interwoven destinies of families of Indians, lordy Dutch patrons, and yoemen.

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Jack Fletcher is hired to take pictures of a dangerous, premier mysto surf spot off the Pacific Northwest. But disaster soon strikes when an Indian boy drowns--and the men from his reservation seek vengeance.

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Presents the story of the self-destruction of a beautiful Aztec prostitute enmeshed in the drug underworld of Mexico City.

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Struggling to cope with grief, anger, and loss following the death of his wife, Max, a middle-aged man, returns to his childhood seaside home, where he deals with his memories of his first encounter with the Graces, a wealthy vacationing family, his recollections of his wife, and the emotional upheaval of the present as he comes to an understanding of the profound influence of the past on the his life.

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The classic coming-of-age novel of 1950s American youth follows the adventures and exploits of an irrepressible heroine during the summer of 1957 and is accompanied by a foreword by the real-life Gidget, the author's daughter Kathy Kohner Zuckerman. Reprint.

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Scottish sleuth Hamish Macbeth investigates the murder of Fergus Macleod, the irascible, tyrannical head of Lochdubh's new recycling center, while coping with the bizarre edicts of Freda Fleming, a member of the Strathbane Council, his lazy new constable, and increasing labor unrest at the new oceanfront hotel. Reprint.

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In the small town of Tall Pine, Minnesota, at the Cup O&#8217;Delight Cafe, the townsfolk gather for what they call the Tall Pine Polka, an event in which heavenly coffee, good food, and that feeling of being alive among friends inspires both body and soul to <i>dance</i>. There&#8217;s the cafe owner, the robust and beautiful Lee O&#8217;Leary, who escaped to the northwoods from an abusive husband; Miss Penk and Frau Katt, the town&#8217;s only lesbian couple (&#8220;Well, we&#8217;re za only ones who admit it.&#8221;); Pete, proprietor of the Shoe Shack, who spends nights crafting beautiful shoes to present to Lee, along with his declarations of love; Mary, whose bad poetry can clear out the cafe in seconds flat; and, most important of all, Lee&#8217;s best friend, Fenny Ness, a smart and sassy twenty-two-year-old going on eighty.<br><br>When Hollywood rolls into Tall Pine to shoot a movie, and a handsome musician known as Big Bill appears on the scene, Lee and Fenny find their friendship put to the test, as events push their hearts in unexplored directions&#8212;where endings can turn into new beginnings. . . .

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"A marvelous, quirky novel" ("The Boston Globe") by the author of "Then She Found Me". When Harriet Mahoney first sees it, Isabel Krug's bed is covered in sheared sheep and littered with celebrity biographies. Now Harriet is about to get a lesson in life from this eccentric woman, whose autobiography she is ghostwriting.

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Until that September of 1952, Luke Chandler had never kept a secret or told a single lie. But in the long, hot summer of his seventh year, two groups of migrant workers &#8212; and two very dangerous men &#8212; came through the Arkansas Delta to work the Chandler cotton farm. And suddenly mysteries are flooding Luke&#8217;s world.<br><br>A brutal murder leaves the town seething in gossip and suspicion. A beautiful young woman ignites forbidden passions. A fatherless baby is born ... and someone has begun furtively painting the bare clapboards of the Chandler farmhouse, slowly, painstakingly, bathing the run-down structure in gleaming white. And as young Luke watches the world around him, he unravels secrets that could shatter lives &#8212; and change his family and his town forever....

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During one golden summer in 1928, twelve-year-old Douglas and his brother wander in and out of the lives of their elders.

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A murder trial in a small Eastern town engulfs the day-to-day affairs of the court, district attorney, and local lawyers.

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Commodore Anson returns in a new and quite different tale of exploration and afventure. The surviving crewmembers of the Wager--which was parted from Anson's squadron and struggled alone up the coast of Chile until she was driven against the rocks and sunk--make their way northward, at last finding safety in Valparaiso.

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A fourth collection of stories by the award-winning author.

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A novel of life on the L.A. streets for a Mexican-American streetfighter turned star female boxer follows the rough-and-tumble career of Rita Zapata, who uses her fists to get what she wants but still hopes to find a love that will last. Reprint.